Hundreds of people were drenched by clouds of coloured powder at Southampton's first large-scale celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi. Observed by millions around the world, the event celebrates love,

Southampton is set to host its first large-scale Holi celebration. The Hampshire Indian Community (HIC) is organising the event, dubbed Holi Hungama, at Guildhall Square on Sunday, March 9.

Holi, the Hindu festival of colour, is celebrated around the world, marked by raucous parties where people throw and smear coloured powder on each other. The festival, the celebrations for which begin on March 14 in many parts of India,

Thousands of people celebrated a large-scale Holi festival in Southampton on Sunday afternoon. Guildhall Square was packed with a main stage, stalls, and food trucks as people of all ages immersed themselves in a sea of colour to celebrate Holi Hungama.